THE CULTIVATOR. 
May 
or two scions in the usual manner, binding the cleft 
well together if it does not close firmly. Draw the 
soil carefully over the whole, leaving two or three buds 
of the scion above the surface. 
AGRICULTURAL MEETING IN HOMER. 
PRESENTATION OF A SILVER CUP TO MR. WOOLWORTH. 
At a meeting of the farmers and citizens of Homer, at 
the close of Mr. Woolworth’s course of lectures on 
Agricultural Chemistry and Geology, in March, it was 
resolved that, as a testimony of gratitude and esteem, 
they present him with a silver cup. A committee, 
consisting of Messrs. Paris Bapber and George W. 
Chamberlain, was appointed to select and purchase 
the cup. A committee was also appointed to prepare 
resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the meeting, 
consisting of Dr. E. Munger, Mr. Amos Rice and Dr. 
C. Green. 
Pursuant to a call of the committees, the farmers met 
in the Academy Hall, on the evening of the 14th inst., 
Mr. Paris Barber in the chair. There was present a 
large and respectable audience of ladies and gentlemen. 
The committee on resolutions presented the following 
report : 
Whereas, S. B. Woolworth has, during the past 
winter, given a course of lectures on Agricultural 
Chemistry and Geology, in the lecture room of the 
Academy, and has politely and generously given to the 
farmers and citizens in the vicinity, the privilege of 
attending the course gratuitously; and whereas we re¬ 
cognize in this first effort, in this country, of imparting 
to the cultivators of the soil a knowledge of Chemistry 
as applied to agriculture, an advance towards that emi¬ 
nence to which we believe the farmers of New-York 
will ultimately arrive; therefore, 
1. Resolved, That we have been highly gratified in 
listening to this very able, lucid and practical course of 
lectures; that we have felt ourselves instructed in the 
great “art and mystery” of farming, and believe we 
may by adopting the principles laid down by the lecturer 
prosecute our high and noble calling with a fairer pros¬ 
pect of success. 
2. That this effort of Mr. Woolworth has not been 
that of an adventurer , for knowing the practical bear¬ 
ings of the principles of Agricultural Chemistry, he 
was willing to become a laborious pioneer in the noble 
enterprize of imparting chemical and geological science 
to farmers, and that, therefore, our gratitude is doubly 
due to him for this course of lectures. 
3. That the clear and familiar manner in which these 
subjects have been presented—rendering them readily 
understood by those who had not hitherto attended to 
Chemistry as a science—fully demonstrates the practi¬ 
cability and usefulness of such courses of lectures. 
4. Therefore that we earnestly recommend the insti¬ 
tution of a similar course of lectures and instruction as 
that given by Mr. Woolworth in each of the various 
academies and high schools of our State, believing most 
firmly that the effect would be a most marked elevation 
of the condition of farmers both in point of respecta¬ 
bility and wealth. 
5. That the objections to “book farming” cannot 
exist in the minds of those who are acquainted with 
the principles of Chemistry and Geology and their ap¬ 
plication to agriculture. 
6. That as a testimonial of our gratitude and esteem, 
we present Mr. Woolworth with a silver cup, of 
which, though it by no means measures the extent of 
our regard for him, we beg his acceptance. 
The report was followed by a short but highly inter¬ 
esting address by Mr. A. Rice, on the improvements in 
agriculture within the last quarter of a century. It was 
truly gratifying to listen to his account of the rapid 
progress in every department of farming within the 
last 10 or 15 years, and contrast it with the compara¬ 
tively low condition in which it existed 30 years ago. 
What may we not expect, . with the present ratio of 
improvement in the next 25 years? Mr. Rice having 
been selected by the committee to present the cup, closed 
his remarks by a neat and appropriate address to Mr. 
Woolworth, presenting him a plain but elegant silver 
cup, bearing on it an appropriate inscription. This 
was acknowledged by Mr. Woolworth in a few chaste 
and cogent remarks, stating among other things of in¬ 
terest, that in the course of lectures alluded to, he had 
presented only some of the leading principles of agri¬ 
cultural science, but that he designed, at the next win¬ 
ter session of the Academy, to enter more fully into the 
subject and present it in a more extended manner. 
We trust that these laudable efforts of Mr. Woolworth 
will be seconded by a full representation of farmers’ 
sons in the Laboratory, and encouraged by the presence 
of the tillers of the soil in the vicinity. 
A committee was appointed to prepare an account of 
these proceedings and secure its publication in the 
papers of the county and the agricultural journals of the 
State. By order of the committee, 
Homer, April, .1846. C. Green, Chairman. 
CORN FOR FODDER—INQUIRY. 
I sowed some two acres of corn the last year, with 
the design of soiling my milch cows during the dry 
weather, and short feed of the latter part of summer. 
But the drouth cutting off the hay crops, I was compelled 
to keep the corn for winter fodder. It was sowed on 
sward land, turned neatly over and well harrowed. The 
yield was heavy, (notwithstanding the drouth,) full 
seven tons of cured fodder to the acre. My cattle pre¬ 
fer it to any other food I have. They will leave pump¬ 
kins, potatoes, sugar beets, &c., to eat the corn-stalks 
when both are in the mangers. The saccharine matter 
is abundant, and if I had enough I should not regret the 
loss of my hay, nor fear for the cattle, this severe win¬ 
ter. I cut it when in the tassel, and when the more 
scattering stalks began to silk. It cost me about four 
days labor with two yoke of oxen to prepare the ground 
and sow the seed, and full six days labor to harvest an 
acre. And hence comes my inquiry. Is there any 
easier or cheaper way to harvest it than to reap the 
stalks, bind in small bundles, and stack them up to cure. 
This was the way I did; but it was very hard work, and 
took a long time. To cradle it was impossible; and I 
had no so hard work on my farm as the reaping and 
stacking an acre in six days. Has any one found a bet¬ 
ter way; if so, what is it ? The stack (eight bundles) 
I let stand full six weeks before putting the corn in the 
barn; and now it is in fine order. It takes corn fodder 
a long time to cure. Ohio, January, 1846. H. 
VALUE OF COB MEAL. 
Mr. Editor —It has been the opinion of most far¬ 
mers, that corn cobs were of little or no value, and they 
have generally thrown them aside as of no use except 
for manure. The experience of some who have for¬ 
merly fed corn and meal; and the anticipated scarcity 
of hay has led nearly all of our corn growers to turn 
their cobs into food for their stock. To show some¬ 
thing of the extent which it has been used here, the fol¬ 
lowing will give you some data to judge from. One 
mill in this town has, within the last three months, 
ground more than 5000 bushels of cobs, besides a large 
quantity of corn in the ear. This fact, I think, proves 
quite conclusively that cob-meal is valuable as an arti¬ 
cle of food for stock. Indeed the opinion which is ex¬ 
pressed by those who have used it, is altogether in its 
favor. When they get out their corn, it is not threshed 
entirely clean; some 3 to 15 bushels of corn is left on 
the cobs. They are kept clean as possible till ground 
into meal. Cattle, horses, sheep, and hogs, eat it 
readily, without adding other grain. When fed to 
cattle in addition to hay, a marked difference in their 
condition and appearance is seen, from those fed on hay 
without the meal. Some feeders mix it with other 
grain, roots, &c., with marked profit and success. 
When fed with oil-cake, it is found to answer an excel¬ 
lent purpose, as it takes up all oil without waste. 
I Earlville, N. F. G. W. B„ 
